Shloka 80

Devanagari script

ततश्शकछिन्नायुधं तेन रणे पजच महारथा:

Transliteration

tataḥ śakra-chinnāyudhaṃ tena raṇe pañca mahārathāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, on that battlefield, five great chariot-warriors were left with their weapons shattered by him—an image of overwhelming martial force that shows how, in war, prowess can abruptly strip even the mighty of their means of resistance.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• शक-छिन्न-आयुधम्: having weapons cut off by (his) शक्ति
• शक-छिन्न-आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शकछिन्नायुध
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, instrumental, singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Numeral (indeclinable)

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Indra (Śakra)
• five mahārathas
• weapons (āyudha)